Schatte

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Schät, Scheat (chiefly western Moselle Franconian variant)

Etymology

The expected outcome of Middle High German schade would be *šāt or *šāde. Schatte can only be derived from the variant schatwe, from earlier schatewe, *schadewe. Alternatively, it could be borrowed from German Schatten. This seems less likely, but might have occurred in order to avoid homophony with Schade (“damage”). In any case, eventually from Old High German scato, *scado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃatə/

Noun

Schatte m (no plural)

1. (many dialects) shadow; shade

   Onger däm Boom derhenge kanns de dich en der Schatte setze.

   You can go sit in the shade under that tree over there.

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃatə/

Noun

Schatte m (plural Schatte)

1. shade, shadow

Derived terms

• schattich

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Limburgish

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skadu, from Proto-Germanic *skadwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₃-tús.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.tə/
• Rhymes: -atə

Noun

Schatte m (uncountable) (Eupen)

1. shade, shadow

   Synonyms: Schäëm, Schäën